Traffic Jam in Santo Domingo

[NALs]

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Not that many decades ago, Santo Domingo didn't used to have a traffic jam problem. Look at it now. Reminds me when people say the economic growth isn't "seen," because apparently Santo Domingo is like Havana which despite all these decades and having a population in the millions, traffic jams are still unknown. That's what happen when an economic growth isn't seen. No money to get more cars.

On the other hand, San Juan in Puerto Rico does gets traffic jams too.

 

[malko]

Weird flex, but OK....😎

 

[NanSanPedro]

Yea but it makes for a miserable experience in the capital. It's becoming a place to avoid.

 

[SKY]

Yea but it makes for a miserable experience in the capital. It's becoming a place to avoid.

Like the Plague................

 

[JD Jones]

That's the reason why I say you have to know your way around the city - to know what roads to avoid at what time.

If you don't, here's hoping you have a comfortable car.

 

[NALs]

That's the reason why I say you have to know your way around the city - to know what roads to avoid at what time.

If you don't, here's hoping you have a comfortable car.

It's going to get worst. One of the solutions is to build more lines for the Metro, but today line 3 was suppose to be built already. Take your time looking for it, you might miss it. 🫣

When the traffic jams started to appear, all you had to do was go into the side streets and you could get around. Today, many people have "discovered" the routes through many side streets. Guess what that means?

With a nice size Metro system, the entire SD Metro area could be crossed in minutes during the rush hours and "special" days when the streets become a virtual gridlock.

 

[chicagoan14]

It's been worse since the wall fell during the storm. People are using small residential streets as alternate routes to access the 27. All my workarounds are useless.

 

[chicagoan14]

It's going to get worst. One of the solutions is to build more lines for the Metro, but today line 3 was suppose to be built already. Take your tine looking for it, you might miss it. 🫣

When the traffic jams started to appear, all you had to do was go into the side streets and you could get around. Today, many people have "discovered" the routes through many side streets. Guess what that means?

As long as people look at public transportation as a low-income thing it won't be as effective as it should.

 

[JD Jones]

Next: Odd and even plate number days.

 

[cavok]

That's one of the top reasons I would never live in Dingo.

 

[irishpaddy]

I was there October/November .....the traffic was the worst I have ever seen

 

[Big]

The good thing about the city is that almost anything and everything is a 2 or 3 block walk. Crossing any street requires the agility of a tennis player. I must say that the thousands of motos for the most part yield to people crossing the street.

 

[chico bill]

Yea but it makes for a miserable experience in the capital. It's becoming a place to avoid.

Sosua is getting jammed up too, and why the hell can't Corraplata fix 20' of trench in 2 months ?
At the Christmas season the road up to Hispaniola is a disaster with standing water blocked by their excavation and a ditch that will high center a Honda Civic

 

[windeguy]

Yea but it makes for a miserable experience in the capital. It's becoming a place to avoid.

I have hated Santo Domingo since the first time I saw it. I still have to go there once a year. Buses and taxis only.

 

[windeguy]

Sosua is getting jammed up too, and why the hell can't Corraplata fix 20' of trench in 2 months ?
At the Christmas season the road up to Hispaniola is a disaster with standing water blocked by their excavation and a ditch that will high center a Honda Civic

Incredible is it not? And what difference will it make since they don't provide water in the pipes?

 

[Big]

I have hated Santo Domingo since the first time I saw it. I still have to go there once a year. Buses and taxis only.

Santo Dom is a compact NYC. However, if you are a car guy that enjoys driving especially a sports car guy, S.D is certainly not for you. I have plotted walking routes as to avoid the extreme chaos. There are so many dining and lodging options one can find an easy retreat form the traffic 1/2 a block away.

 

[NALs]

Santo Dom is a compact NYC. However, if you are a car guy that enjoys driving especially a sports car guy, S.D is certainly not for you. I have plotted walking routes as to avoid the extreme chaos. There are so many dining and lodging options one can find an easy retreat form the traffic 1/2 a block away.

Hmm... A guy in NACO will like that. Oh, but there is more...